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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Knight's first letter to Finkel was written on the back of a photograph of which historical figure?
2. In Knight's final letter to Finkel, he took which action for the first and only time?
3. How many weeks did it take Hughes to apprehend the hermit once the Border Patrol had installed the state-of-the-art surveillance system?
4. How many weeks elapsed between the time Hughes "resolved to end the reign of the hermit" (8) and the day the Border Patrol came to install the surveillance system that ended up catching the hermit?
5. Knight was charged with which two crimes shortly after his arrest?
Short Essay Questions
1. Chapter 4 describes the interrogation of Christopher Knight after his arrest. In what year did the arrest take place and how old was Christopher Knight at the time?
2. In what way does Knight often mix comedy and tragedy within his spoken and written comments presented by Finkel?
3. How does Finkel use historical allusions to shed further light on the case of the North Pond hermit?
4. What two images does Finkel include prior to Chapter 1 of The Stranger in the Woods and why?
5. How did Knight manage to avoid his campsite being discovered, even though he was located only a three-minute walk from the closest cabin?
6. On what evidence was Trooper Vance basing her conclusion about Knight when she said, "No way did this guy emerge from the woods" (14)?
7. Provide evidence for the idea that Finkel understood and appreciated Knight's wry sense of humor from the start of their correspondence.
8. What do books symbolize within the narrative of The Stranger in the Woods?
9. What is the geographical setting of the text?
10. What types of conflicts are presented within the first few chapters of the book?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss Finkel's purpose for juxtaposing at least two different locations in a particular way within the text of The Stranger in the Woods.
Essay Topic 2
Examine Finkel’s use of characterization methods to portray himself within the narrative. What effects do these characterization methods have on the themes and messages inherent in The Stranger in the Woods?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss Finkel's treatment of truth, lies, and hypocrisy within the text of The Stranger in the Woods.
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